

HandBrake can be downloaded from Tweaking 4All, but we recommend that you get the latest version from the HandBrake website. Linux user should you follow the MakeMKV forum instructions. MakeMKV is available for Windows, Linux and MacOS X. After 30 days you’ll have to reinstall it and another 30 day “trial” will work.

MakeMKV is free at the moment, not sure if that will change in the future, but it has a 30 day use limit. The MKV file(s) MakeMKV creates however are huge (30 Gb and more) as it’s a full, not transcoded, copy of your DVD or Blu-Ray disc. The HandBrake conversion is optional, since MakeMKV already creates and MKV. HandBrake is totally free and an awesome tool to rip DVD’s and convert video files (guides: MacOS X, Windows, Linux). To copy or rip a Blu-Ray to MP4 or MKV we will use both MakeMKV and HandBrake – both are free. Method: Rip with MakeMKV and Convert with HandBrake
